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 ..-Senator Sawyer (Rep.) was reelected by the Wisconsin Legislature.
 Ex-Governor W. B. Bates (Dem.) is the new Senator from Tennessee.
 A young man in Philadelphia committed suicide to avoid arrest for stealing.
 The Canadian newspapers severely eriti- else the retaliation bill passed by the United States Senate.
 The Rhode Island House has taken steps for the investigation of newspaper charges against the character of the Legislature.
 -"Boodle" Alderman John O'Neil, of New York, was locked up in the Tombs because his friends were reported to be tamperins with the lurymen.
 John Walters, centenarian hero of Lun- dys Lane, just deceased at South Butler, N.Y., attributed his long life to eating fish and wearing earrings.
 The finding of the body of a man packed m trunk at the Calvert street station, Balti- more, points to a terrible tragedy committed either in New York or Brooklyn.
 Some of the Canadian papers suggest that Great Britain should retaliate by boyeotting America goods, but the sensible business men of the Dominion would like to see the question settled amicably.
 A Texas and Missouri railroad train was almost entirely destroyed by the explosion of large quantity of giant powder at Fort Scott. One man was killed, and thousands of panes of glass were shattered ia the city.
 The strike of the carpet workers em- pioyed by E. s. Higgins $ O., ahd the strike of the silk weavers in New York, have been GGf&En0 fn orhrt fn iavoy in the Anoe trade ended without result.
 Mary Van Woert, young married woman residing near Hillsboro, Pa-, after & whipping St the hands of her husband attempted to leave home. Then her husband approached her with knife and she shot him dead.
 Strikers in Jersey City attacked three Hun- gar1ans and beat them so severely that one will die. Another of the three was stabbed, it IS thought fatally. The Hungarians were not coal handlers, and had nothing whatever to do with the labor trouble, but were mistaken for non-unlon men by the strikers,
 The Breen bill for the suppression of vice m the upper peninsula, passed the Michigan House of Representative unanimously. The disclosures of the dance house horrors induced the House to give the law immediate effect. It's provisions are sweeping, and apply to dis reputable houses throughout the State. All persons keeping or resorting to such houses are subject to imprisonment for five years in State prison or $1, 900 fine, or both. This is five times the former penalty.
 The schooner Carthage sailed from Glou- cester, Mass, December 1, on voyage to the Georges, and since that time nothing has been heard from her. Her owner has given her up for lost. The crew was considered the finest that ever sailed from that port and was com- posed of eleven persons, several of whom leave families.
 Four men in a sleigh were run down by a train on the Burlington & Northern R. R. near Wabasha, Minn., and are fatally injured.
 James Butler, sailor on schooner wrecked at Plum Island, bravely swam ashore to secure aid for his nearly frozen shipmates. A sensation was produced in will con- test at Louisville, Ky, by lady, the contest ant, pleading her own case. She won applause but lost the suit.
 The flood at Port Deposit, Md, owing to the ice gorge in the Susquehanna, makes it necessary to anchor many of the houses by running cables to trees on the high land ad- jaeent.
 Objections were withdrawn to the probate of the will of the late Mrs. Catharine M Me- Coskry of New York, thus allowing her char itable bequests, including one of $50, 900 to the Rev. Dr. John Hall, to stand.
 The annual report of the American Iron and Steel Association, just published, states that the total production of pig iron in the United States in 1886 was 6,366, ,6SS net tons. Th,s IS an increase of l, ,044, 526 over the yield of 1885. The southern states did not greatly
 
 lost In remodeling coke furnaces.
 WASHINGTON.
 Last years immigration into the United States amounted to 3S6, 755 persons, an increase of more than 6O,0OO over the year 1885. The circulation of the standard silver dol lar is steadily decreasing. The amount out standing ($5S, ,634, ,2670 is over S2, ,0O0 900 less than the amount outstanding on Jan. l.
 In the House the River and Harbor bill was passed. The Judiciary Committee re- ported adversely joint resolution providing for the election of United States Senators by the people of the State.
 In the Senate MT. Farwell, General Lo- Eans successor, took his seat. The conference report on the Indian Severalty bill was agreed to. The proposed woman suffrage amendment to the constitution was defeated-yeas 34, nays 16.
 In the House the Interstate Commerce bill was signed by the Speaker and an hour later by the President pro tenn. of the Senate, and will reach the President the latter part Of the week. The House unseated MT. Pirce, of Rhode Island.
 Senator Ingalls, introduced bill making 1t . criminal offense for any person to make a false certificate or attach false jurat to any afhdaylt authorized by any statute of the United States, or to transmit to or file with any officer of the Government false or fraud. ulent affidavit, with intent to defraud the United States in any manner.
 -In the Senate the Postal Telegraph bill was reported from the Post Office Committee and placed on the calendar. The Dependent Sol dlers' Pension bill, as it came from the House was passed without amendment. The Mackere i'll passed by the House late last session wal made special order for Monday The Agri cultural Experiment Station bill was passed. The collections of internal revenue durins the first six months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, were S57, ,50S, ,5O3, being de crease of $1 ,054 ,340 as compared with the cor responding period of the previous year There was decrease of s. ,s44 in the col lections on spirits, an increase of S6S3, 8S1 oI tobacco, an increase of S1 ,12, 461 on fermentet liquors, and an increase of S71 ,052 from mis cellaneous sources. The total collections iron oleomargarine since Nov. amounted to S29S, 109.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 Sir Joseph Whitworth the eminent engi neer, died at Monte Carlo on Saturday. As ht < had no issue the baronetcy expired with him. A Berlin editor has been sentenced to si, months imprisonment for publishing the stor, that the CZar of Russia had made an attacl upon Colonel Yillamme, the German mllltar. attache at St. Petersburg.
 It is rumored that small force of Abys sinians has attacked Massowah and been re pulsed with loss of 200 killed. Five Italians were killed. The government has decided tt send achievements to Massowah immediately
 The strike agitation at Charleroi, Belgium continues. f1Ye thousand men are out O work. Daily meetings are held, the speaker demanding arbitration or reconciliation. Lib erAl donations are being received for the strik ers.
 Held as a Hostage.
 HELENA, Montana, Jan. 29.-The Hon. A. J Seligman, H. w. Child, E W. Bach and Tho mas West, officers of the Gregory Mlnin Company. went to to the mine near Wicks ye: terday to close down the works. On the arr va, when the mission was made known, tines gentlemen were taken into custody as securit